back to article Indian techies-in-training face down MAN-EATING LEOPARD - and WIN

You've heard of the tiger that came to tea, but what about the leopard that came to lessons? That's exactly what techies-in-training at the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay had to deal with when a big cat invaded their campus. After a leopard was spotted by the metallurgy department last week, the local forestry …

  1. MrDamage Silver badge
    Coat

    Movie Idea

    The Life of (Raspberry) Pi

    I'll get my coat.

  2. Chicken Marengo
    Gimp

    Still running Leopard?

    God(s) help the kids when they upgrade to Lion.

    1. Phil W

      Re: Still running Leopard?

      To make matters worse it may be done as a rolling upgrade so you'll have an assortment of Leopards, Snow Leopards, Lions and Mountain Lions all over the place.

      There may also be some Cheetahs, Jaguars, Panthers and Tigers stuffed in the back of a cupboard that everyone has forgotten about.

      1. Chicken Marengo
        Coat

        Re: Still running Leopard?

        >>There may also be some Tigers and Panthers stuffed in the back of a cupboard that everyone has forgotten about.

        You sure you're not thinking of that lion we found in the wardrobe?

        I asked him what he was doing there, he replied: ' Narnia business'

        OK, I'm getting my coat.

        1. Phil W
          Coat

          Re: Still running Leopard?

          Witch wardrobe?

          Get my coat while you're there.

          1. Will Godfrey Silver badge
            Happy

            Re: Still running Leopard?

            It's comments like these that make my day

  3. tony2heads
    Alert

    feline world takeover imminent

    This was just scoping out our technology (which failed!)

  4. Horridbloke
    Thumb Up

    Fauna.

    I once found a slug in the office. We put it outside.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: Fauna.

      sure you didn't hurl it over the partition wall ?

    2. TrishaD

      Re: Fauna.

      "I once found a slug in the office. We put it outside."

      Last slug in our office got promoted

    3. Anomalous Cowshed

      Re: Fauna.

      Someone once rang the bell at my house. I opened the door, looked around, there was nobody there. Then I looked down and saw the most massive slug on my doorstep. I was so shocked, I gave it an almighty kick that sent it flying all the way down the street.

      One evening, 25 years later, I'd just come back from work, when there was another ring at the door. I opened it, and imagine my surprise when I saw...a huge, ancient and battered-looking slug, slithering on the doorstep.

      It stared up at me and suddenly said reproachfully: "Why did you do that, mate?"

      1. Steven Raith

        Re: Fauna.

        That deserves more upvotes.

        Either that or I'm just tired and stressed.

        Steven R

    4. Steven Roper

      Re: Fauna.

      "I once found a slug in the office."

      Does it talk?

  5. Allan George Dyer
    Joke

    "spotted by the metallurgy department"

    Did it get too near the arc-welder?

    Wild? It was furious, it was lion until the incident.

    1. Ole Juul

      Re: "spotted by the metallurgy department"

      After a leopard was spotted by the metallurgy department last week,

      Leopards are always spotted.

  6. WraithCadmus
    Childcatcher

    Why wasn't there a sign on the door

    Warning people to beware of the creature?

    1. Nick Ryan Silver badge

      Re: Why wasn't there a sign on the door

      The door was locked and in the basement so why bother with a sign?

      1. Sir Runcible Spoon

        Re: Why wasn't there a sign on the door

        You wouldn't have been able to see the sign anyway if the lights were out.

  7. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    My stupidest question ever

    I remember my first trip to one of our Indian offices. Standing outside having a nice cup of tea at break time, I noticed a security guard frantically beating the shit out of something on the floor with his shoe.

    When I enquired of my colleague what the guard was doing, he said "oh, he's killing that snake".

    "Is it poisonous?" I asked.

    "Yes of course it is. That's why he's killing it".

  8. Cipher

    Fluffy Rules...

    ...Usenet.

    Meow baby...

  9. TrishaD

    Hang On

    Where did the 'Man Eater' bit come in?

    Ah ... tabloid headline. Enough said.

    Kudos however for the 'Cheetah' joke. Nice to see that the techie ability to make crap puns runs across national boundaries.

    1. Vinyl-Junkie
      Headmaster

      Re: Hang On

      I'm also not sure that "face down" is entirely accurate, but I guess "Indian techies-in-training run away and hide from dog-chasing leopard until it returns to the jungle" doesn't have quite the same punchiness!

    2. Anonymous Coward
      Joke

      Re: Hang On

      Headlines like that write themselves; the press have a felidae with these stories.

      1. Captain DaFt

        @ Joefish

        OK, I gave you an upvote, but still... <GROAN>

  10. Vinyl-Junkie

    Obviously it just needed a terminal to upload its people videos to YouTube...

    1. Number6

      I think it was more likely to be trying to log in to its Spotify account.

  11. The elephant in the room

    There was also an elephant in the room...

    ...but nobody mentioned it.

    1. Richard Altmann

      Re: There was also an elephant in the room...

      it was pink, so nobody saw it.

  12. Lyndon Hills 1

    Did you see the leopard? Are you still alive? Get in touch and let us know. ®

    very BBC

    1. knarf

      Re: Did you see the leopard? Are you still alive? Get in touch and let us know. ®

      Did the leopard Kill YOU ? Are you still Dead? Get in touch and let us know. ®

      1. Phil W

        Re: Did you see the leopard? Are you still alive? Get in touch and let us know. ®

        If you have been affected by any issues of lose predatory wild animals in your work place the following organisations may be able to provide help and advice...

  13. Soap Distant

    Reminded me of this...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lj7m37FbXo

    :D

  14. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Cougars . .

    . . can often be seen in my office. They're particularly fond of a couple of glasses of wine around lunch time.

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